Furano Now: Monday 23rd March 2026
- Mar 23
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 549cm
Posted on Monday 23rd March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good Morning Skiers & Boarders,
Welcome to Spring Skiing, according to the official announcement from the Prince Resort.
While completely ignoring the recent nice weather, it does mean cheaper lift tickets and a revised lift operation schedule beginning today. The weather today is a bit gray and windy, not exactly pleasant, but hey, you do you.
Yesterday was the last day of operations for the Kitanomine Zone. The Furano Zone half of the mountain will continue operation thru the end of Golden Week, depending on the weather.
Lift Notes: Lift operations are a standardized 9-4. The snow escalator has magically been repaired. The Furano Quad (Lift B) has been closed for the season.
I think we've seen the end of snowfall in town for the season, but we may still have the odd storm or 3 pass thru depositing some snow up on top. It is the mountains, after all.
Enjoy, and as always Think Snow.
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Furano Zone
Lift A (Ropeway): 9:00--4:00
Lift B: CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
Lift C: 9:00--4:00
Lift D: 9:00--4:00
Lift E: 9:00--4:00
Snow Escalator: 9:00-12:30, 1:30-4:00
Kitanomine Zone:
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 23rd March 2026 Total snowfall at base 549cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 234cm reported on 22 days January 2026 snowfall 163cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 78cm reported on 14 days March 2026 snowfall 29cm reported on 5 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.